by Florence C. Lee

size: 26.5x19cm 104pages. publisher: Hollym.

About this book
The beneficial effects of ginseng on stress, alcohol detoxification, aging, radiation exposure, diabetes mellitus, cnacer, arteriosclerosis, hypertension, hepatic disorders, and anemia...
Throughout the long history of Chinese medicine, ginseng has been recognized as the best medicine of all, the Kingly Medicine, the elixir of life. To answer many questions about ginseng, Dr. Lee has presented work some of the research findings about its beneficial effects as discovered by ginseng research scientists around the world. Furthermore, to help the reader understand how the tonic effects of ginseng render the various efficacies claimed for it for centuries, this book presents a comprehensive historical background of Chinese medical principles including those for herbal medicine and acupuncture. Legends and myths about ginseng relate how highly valued ginseng root has been for centuries in Oriental countries.

About the Author
Dr. Florence Chaeyol Lee received her bachelor's degree from Seoul National University and her doctoral degree in chemistry from Texas Woman's University. She joined the Korea Ginseng Research Institute in 1982, where she served as head of the Laboratory of Pharmacology. Currently she is an adjunct professor at California State University, Long Beach.

LC#: 92-73744